Search Results Contain Imposter Ads, FBI Warns

Since the early days of the Internet, rogue ads have been a particular plague on the Internet. As a user, you never quite know what’s waiting in the browser, such as an irritating pop-up window or spinning banner that announces that you have won a prize in an advertisement that contains a malicious redirect or malvertising when you request a web page. 

The FBI has issued a warning regarding fake ads that impersonate the original thing to deceive potential victims into traveling to remote areas. 

Several advertisements appear at the top of your Google or Bing search results. They are standard search engine advertisements. There are two ways in which ads are displayed in search engines. (Depending on the search engine used, the word “sponsored” or “ad” is used to indicate ads.) A group of FBI officials is warning about fake ads, that are paid for by criminals. It uses similar domain names, as well as links to legitimately appearing web pages that are similar to the official website of the impersonated business. 

It is disappointing to discover, that the FBI’s release on this scam is surprisingly light on de

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